Oh just a pre-moon Omega Speedmaster with legendary caliber 321!!! That’s right, before Buzz strapped one of these puppies onto his wrist and took that historic walk, the Speedmaster lived a “humble life” as a racing chronograph. Then in 1969 all that changed, and the Speedmaster became, and will forever be known as The Moon Watch. 1968 was the last year they made the legendary caliber 321, which is what we have here - a pre-moon with some history resulting in one of the darn prettiest Speedies I’ve seen, and at an incredible price! REFERENCE: 145.012 SERIAL: 26,070,XXX YEAR: 1968 DIAL: I mean look at that! A previous owner found this example with an 80s service dial, which happened often. They were able to hunt down the correct stepped dial, and had it professionally relumed using vintage tritium. Under UV this sparks evenly and quickly falls off exactly as it originally would have, and with THE perfect color! Just a stunning example, including the original Omega signed crystal. BEZEL: Omega service bez has turned into one of the stars of this show, taking on an incredible blue fade! CASE: The classic 42MM stainless case is super sharp. Wear throughout, as you would expect, mostly on the cast back and lugs, but all of those iconic Speedmaster Professional lines are crisp and looks awesome on (photographed on my 6.6 inch wrist.) Correct pre-moon case back is also an Omega service part, noted by the additional zero in the reference. MOVEMENT: LEGENDARY cal 321 hand would chronograph! Service history unknown although well taken care of given the service markings and how perfectly it’s running, chronograph snaps back to 12, winding is like butter, with timegrapher showing within COSC at 3 seconds a day and a very healthy amplitude of 312! This icon must be seen: https://imgur.com/a/QTi9Moj STRAP: Comes on a beautiful soft B&J leather strap with light wear, pairs perfectly with that dial! ACCESSORIES: Watch on strap only. PRICE: $7250 which will include overnight fully insured shipping through FedEx anywhere in the US. Face-to-face deal in the Los Angeles area is always possible, with a small discount offered. No trades, thanks. Payment via Venmo friends and family, Zelle, or Wire. No returns unless misrepresented and it absolutely will not be, I am a passionate collector first and foremost and I go out of the way to treat buyers the way I want to be treated and I’m the buyer. Lots of great feedback to show that! TIMESTAMP: https://imgur.com/a/UZVKg33 Follow me here and on IG at thewriteroftime for more cool watches! Thanks! Richard